Heard the same, he will be pivotal in our success

Also heard Micky been offered a pay as you play contract and being down the pecking order in the hookers list might see his games limited so he might not go for this only time will tell

Getting there with the squad, be good to see the pivots sorted have just Mortimer and Reynolds at moment and poss Matutia at full back!

Well if he's below tommy lee in the pecking order I'd see it as a slap in the face if I was him

correct...

Where would you play Mitch Rein then ?

Have we signed him Harold?

I believe so but what do I know, post Hardaker

If we have, then i take my doubts back from genehunt.

Do you mean when he said we were parting company with Jukes

Can you read my post again please,and what i'm relating to?

Harold when you speak, Charlie listens.

Well Charlie, I also agree with your performance appraisal of McNally.

[uCONFIRMED INS (20)[/u
Reynolds (23)
Crooks (24)
Mortimer (2icon_cool.gif
Evans (25)
Dawson (27)
P. Mata'utia (27)
I. Bergal (21)
J Owens (23)
R Bailey (20)

Acton (25)
Richards (22)
J. Thompson (26)
Larroyer (2icon_cool.gif
Patrick (29)
J. Dezaria (20)
J Blagbrough (23)
N Gregson (21)
B. Thompson (29)
J Cunningham (19)
N Mason (24)

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Ridyard ?

Hansen ?
Tickle ?
T Lee ?
Mitch Rein?

[uCONFIRMED OUTS[/u
Goodwin
Fleming
Paterson
Hock
Pellisier
Hopkins

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McNally
Maria
Higson
Vea
Stewart
Langi
Clare
Green
Hampshire
Drinkwater

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Brown
Forster
D. Thompson
Burr
Hood
Higham

Any more info?

Local Perpignan paper says that Maria is about to sign for the Dragons.As I have possibly said before I do not think we would have Pelissier back.

Maria showed up very well, after he recovered from his serious early season injury. (the first home match!) I would expect him to go very well, back home, for you guys.

Are Ilias Bergal and Jordan Dezaria classed as federation trained?

French are classed as Fed trained as are Welsh etc

Possible 17 so far

Reynolds (23) - 6
Crooks (24) - 5
Mortimer (2icon_cool.gif - 7
Evans (25) - 3
Dawson (27) - 2
P. Mata'utia (27) - 4
I. Bergal (21)
J Owens (23) - 1
R Bailey (20)
Acton (25)v- 10
Richards (22) - 16
J. Thompson (26) - 12
Larroyer (2icon_cool.gif -11
Patrick (29) - 8
J. Dezaria (20) - 17
J Blagbrough (23)
N Gregson (21) - 14
B. Thompson (29) - 13
J Cunningham (19) - 9
N Mason (24) - 15

Better than SL already??

Dependant on rules Mo.

Edit as for TWP.

Category 3 Academy will only allow 40 registered players max. We have 17 signed up and 3 loanees. LONG way to go yet.

Not better than last years best 17 IMO as it stands, but certainly shaping up to be impressive assuming more a bit more quality and experience is brought in

Backline offers far more than most of last years offering. We have genuine strike back rows and when Hansen is announced that brings in an experienced leader. If the rumours of the next NRL recruit are true then I am very sure its a better squad than last year, accepted that we all expected so much more from Stewart and Tonga never recovered fitness.

If we'd had the sort of cover in the second row that we have now with Thompson, Thompson, Larroyer and Gregson, we would never have needed the likes of Tickle to do 80 mins there or moving Hansen back there.

We also have more cover at centre with Crooks, Evans and Matautia, rather than expect the full back to move when the inevitable injury to Tonga occurred.

That said, we look weaker in the front row, with Weston, Hock, Hopkins and Maria going out and Patrick, Mason, Dezeria and Richards replacing them so far. And the small matter of 1,6,7 and 9 needs sorting out still.

There's also Blagbrough in the front row, and Dezaria in the back row - both very energetic, athletic lads - but both very inexperienced. Hopefully, the advantage of the younger forwards, is that they should 'wear' better. I agree that we are currently rather 'light' in the areas you have highlighted - hopefully those key positions are about to be addressed.